garbles

Verb

garble (third-person singular simple present garbles, present participle garbling, simple past and past participle garbled)

1. To pick out such parts (of a text) as may serve a purpose not intended by the original author; to mutilate; to pervert.
   • to garble a quotation
2. To make false by mutilation or addition.
   • The editor garbled the story.
3. To corrupt; to make unreadable, incomprehensible, or unintelligible.
   • The announcement was completely garbled.

   Synonyms:

   scramble

4. (obsolete) To sift or bolt; to separate the fine or valuable parts of (something) from the coarse and useless parts, or from dross or dirt.
   • to garble spices

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